Of the 5 most populous Muslim nations ...

[dawg]

4 of them have, at one time or another, elected a female head of state. Here is a good article that clears up a few misconceptions about Islam.

http://www.cracked.com/article_18911_5-ridiculous-things-you-probably-believe-about-islam.html

[JackintheGreen]

1. It's sad when the poor man's Mad Magazine

knows more about Islam than most Americans.

[dawg]

2. Cracked.com is more informative than network news.

Compare the article I linked in my OP to the story I saw on network news last night about teenagers leaving a piano on a sandbar in Miami. Which story was more newsworthy?

[Poll_Blind]

3. No kidding, it really is. I would recommend the Cracked lists to just about anyone.

Shit, I learned more than a thing or two I'd never even heard of from them.

And I ain't no slouch, usually.

PB

[Zephie]

6. Cracked lists are amazingly informative

I practically learn a new thing every day from them.

[blondeatlast]

12. I'd call Cracked the smart person's MAd magazine. It's come a very long way since its roots. nt

[JackintheGreen]

15. Drat! I've revealed my true age. n/t

[Odin2005]

4. Didn't Pakistan have a woman leader in the 60s?

[KamaAina]

8. The '80s and '90s

Benazir Bhutto.

[Odin2005]

11. I knew of Bhutto, but I thought there was someone before her.

[KamaAina]

14. Apparently not

Wiki says she was the first.

[DCKit]

5. Hardcore fundamentalists can, and will, give any religion a bad reputation.

Our own fundy Xtians are on par with the worst of any country/religion.

[GSLevel9]

7. does that include the one that was killed by Muslim radicals in Paki? nt

[dawg]

10. Probably.

We have radicals who try to kill political leaders too. They don't define us any more than they define Islam.

[RedCloud]

9. And of course since women constitute 51% of the US, I'll read off that list-o-female POTUSes...

I need a little help here. I'm drawing a blank.

[Turborama]

13. K&R Excellent list of "Ridiculous Things"!

Thanks for sharing. :hi: